Four Corners Regional Care Center
818 North 400 West, Blanding UT 84511 · (435) 678-2251 · 51.15% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Four Corners Regional Care Center is an average-sized government-owned nursing home located in Blanding, Utah. With an overall score of B-, this is likely a solid nursing home. This nursing home has some things going for it. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its exemplary inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 104 Beds
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Government - County
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few facilities performed better in this area. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a positive long-term care score. In fact, we gave them a grade of B in this area, which happens to be one of our better. For residents seeking a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 93.298965 percent of its patients. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The next most favorable category we gave this facility in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This proved to be more of a strength for this facility. In fact, we found that it outperformed the majority of nursing homes in the nation in this area with 49.4 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
The last category we looked at was nursing, which is this facility's least impressive category. We awarded this nursing home a D in this category. Naturally, this score pulled down the facility's overall grade a bit. Nursing scores are based in large part on nurse staffing levels. This facility offered just 2.7 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This statistic is significantly below the national average. To go along with its subpar totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this facility also did not fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing grades. We looked at the percent of residents sustaining major falls and pressure ulcers. This facility had more falls and pressure ulcers than the average nursing home. This could be a bad sign when you consider that many falls and bed sores are preventable with better nursing care. These metrics hurt this facility's nursing rating quite a bit.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Four Corners Regional Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better